Waymo cites 200 million autonomous miles to argue cameras alone can't enable driverless operations

Waymo VP Srikanth Thirumalai wrote August 26 that "cameras are incredible, but they aren't enough" for fully autonomous driving, citing data from 200 million-plus driverless miles. The post challenges Tesla's camera-only Cybercab strategy directly, as New Jersey considers legislation that would require multi-sensor robotaxis. Tesla AI head Ashok Elluswamy maintains cameras alone suffice.